Fashionably Uncomfortable

Thankfully, most fashions these days are all about comfort and style but that’s not always been the case. Throughout history there have been some incredibly uncomfortable and downright dangerous trends. We have arrived at the current point in fashion no doubt due to these mistakes and learning from them. Let’s take a look at some of the worst examples of fashion trends that have preceded us.

A trend that featured men appeared in the 19th century and included a stiff, high collar. They were rather dangerous though it seems and could cause strangulation, as a collar done up slightly too tight could choke you to death.

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Corsets were another less than comforting piece of clothing that have been popular for centuries. From the 16^th century onwards, the use of corsets to make the bust and hips look curvy whilst maintaining a tiny waist, had been common practice. It was particularly trendy in the Victorian era but caused a myriad of painful conditions. They restricted movement and also caused indigestion, fainting, problems breathing and even internal bleeding. Thankfully, fashion today is all about comfort combined with style, such as can be found with irish sweaters women from a site like https://www.shamrockgift.com/aran-sweaters

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A slightly less dangerous trend but quite painful nevertheless was the fad in the 1980’s to wear extremely long dangly earrings. This fashion is making a comeback but beware as many young women got the earrings caught in things, even just brushing their hair and they ripped out the earrings, taking part of the ear with them! It might be best to make sure that your earrings don’t extend longer than your collar.